# Incident 20100912044689I: Champion 7KCAB, San Carlos, CA, September 12, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2010, 20:51 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4990° N, 122.2676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Carlos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4990&lon=-122.2676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N998B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N998B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 200 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100912044689I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH SAN CARLOS RUNEWAYS AND TAXIWAYS AT NIGHT.PILOT REQUESTED AIRFIELD LIGHTS  TURNED UP DUE TO POOR VISABILITY.  PILOT STATED HIS VISIBILITY LEFT AND RIGHT WAS LIMITED DUE TO AIRCRAFT BEING TAIL WHEELED .UPON LANDING ROLL OUT PILOT MIS-JUDGED TAXIWAY TURNOFF AND STRUCK  LIGHTED SIGN.AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND LOWER FUSELAGE .

## Other reports on N998B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20230919016529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230919016529A), Sep 19, 2023: Champion 7KCAB (N998B), Benson, AZ, Substantial damage. During departure just after lift off ac rolled to the right and was unable to recover and struck the ground next to the runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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